Applicants should have an 2:2 undergraduate honours degree in Pharmacy from a UK university, and two years post-registration relevant work experience* OR
An integrated Master’s degree in Pharmacy (MPharm), and two years post-registration relevant work experience* OR
The Overseas Pharmacists' Assessment Programme qualification and two years post-registration relevant work experience*
Additionally, applicants must be registered as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council or the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland.
This is a career-enhancing course that will equip you with the necessary knowledge, skills, attitude and competencies required for effective advanced pharmacy practice. The Pharmacist Independent Prescribing qualification is incorporated in the diploma stage.
This course has been designed to deliver a focused education on all competencies, skills and attitudes required to become an Advanced Practitioner. You will have many opportunities to use experience of professional practice, enabling you to reflect analytically and self−critically. This is a career-enhancing course, throughout which you’ll become an independent and reflective life-long learner with the ability to make a positive impact on patients' lives.
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Stage 1, Semester 1,
PHM031, Pharmaceutical Care Planning, ,
PHM032, Therapeutics, ,
Stage 1, Semester 2, ,
PHM031, Pharmaceutical Care Planning, , ,
PHM032, Therapeutics, , ,
Stage 1, Semester 3, ,
PHM028, Pharmacist Independent Prescribing, , ,
NUM039, Managing Long Term Conditions, , ,
NUM060, Advanced Concepts of Improving Health and Wellbeing, , ,
NUM063, Clinical History Taking and Examination Skills for Advanced Practice, , ,
PHM043, Prescribing Decision Making, , ,
PHM044, Clinical Practice Elective (Pharmacy), , ,
PHM045, Advanced Therapeutics and Personalised Medicine, , ,
PHM046, Safety and Quality In Medicine Use, , ,
Stage 1, Semester 4, ,
NUM039, Managing Long Term Conditions, , ,
NUM060, Advanced Concepts of Improving Health and Wellbeing, , ,
NUM063, Clinical History Taking and Examination Skills for Advanced Practice, , ,
PHM043, Prescribing Decision Making, , ,
PHM044, Clinical Practice Elective (Pharmacy), , ,
PHM045, Advanced Therapeutics and Personalised Medicine, , ,
PHM046, Safety and Quality In Medicine Use, , ,
Stage 2, Semester 1,
PHM039, Advanced Pharmacy Practice, ,
Stage 2, Semester 2, ,
PHM039, Advanced Pharmacy Practice, , ,
This course has been designed in collaboration with employers in both primary and secondary care to ensure that the course is kept up-to-date and in line with current practice and the demands of the workplace.
Your employer will benefit from your completion of this course as it is designed to enable you to develop in the key competency areas for advanced practice including Pharmacist Independent Prescribing.
Is studying the MSc Advanced Pharmacy Practice a good career choice?
The multi-disciplinary nature of the course enhances its appeal to employers and as a result, career prospects are excellent.
OSHC: 624GBP/ per year